Desenvolvimento de uma aplicação de nuvem voltada ao agendamento para coleta de embalagens de agrotóxicos para produtores rurais

Abstract

The use of pesticides is a very controversial topic in recent decades, since although they bring benefits to rural producers enabling pest control and improving crop productivity, these agricultural products, with their chemical compounds, waste and packaging also cause considerable problems to the environment with the soil and water pollution. One another real problem is about the reuse of these packages, mainly by the small rural producer, the reuse can harm the health of these people. Therefore, when using these chemical products the rural producer has a series of precautions that need to be taken, one of them being the task of correctly disposing of empty packages because when discarded without the necessary care, they bring problems to the environment and risks to people's and animal's health that interact with these materials. Looking for this necessary care when disposing of empty pesticide containers, we present in this article an application developed with the objective of helping, facilitating, and raising awareness among users about the correct process of disposing of these packages. The application provides an educational guide on how to wash, dispose of and store empty containers, also offering a quick and easy way to locate and schedule an appointment at the closest pesticide container collection points to the user, using a geolocation-based map, and all this with the comfort and practicality of a mobile application.